Issue that this hotfix package fixes

Consider the following scenario:

You open a Microsoft Office document by using the 2007 Office system. The Office document contains a gradient filled shape.

You save the Office document in .pdf format.

In this scenario, a duplicate gradient stop may be created at the center of the gradient. This causes a duplicate entry in the bounds array that is for the gradient’s stitching function in the PDF document. However, the duplicate entry in the bounds array is invalid in the PDF specification.

Hotfix information

A
supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended
to resolve only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this
hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this
article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are
not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next
software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available
for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this
Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft
Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required,
you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs
will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for
this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and
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Restart requirement

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released
hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in
this package, you do not have to make any changes to the
registry.

File information

This hotfix may not
contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the
latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to resolve
the issue that is listed in this article.

The
global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer
package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files
are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you
view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the
difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab
in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.